Hofit

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Hofit חוֹפִית
Hofit
Coordinates: 32°23′8.88″N 34°52′27.47″E / 32.3858000°N 34.8742972°E / 32.3858000; 34.8742972Coordinates: 32°23′8.88″N 34°52′27.47″E / 32.3858000°N 34.8742972°E / 32.3858000; 34.8742972
Council	Hefer Valley
Region	Coastal plain
Founded	1952

Hofit (Hebrew: חוֹפִית, lit. Coastal) is a communal settlement in central Israel. Located on the coast of the Mediterranean Sea near Netanya, it falls under the jurisdiction of Hefer Valley Regional Council. In 2006 it had a population of 780.

The village was established in the early 1950s for workers who wanted an agricultural lifestyle. The first residents moved in 1952, and the village was officially recognised in 1955. Its name is taken from its proximity to the sea.

v t e Hefer Valley Regional Council

Kibbutzim	Bahan Ein HaHoresh Givat Haim (Ihud) Givat Haim (Meuhad) HaMa'apil HaOgen Ma'abarot Mishmar HaSharon Yad Hana

Moshavim	Ahituv Avihayil Be'erotayim Beit HaLevi Beit Herut Beit Yanai Beit Yitzhak-Sha'ar Hefer Bitan Aharon Burgata Eliashiv Gan Yoshiya Geulei Teiman Givat Shapira Hadar Am Haniel Havatzelet HaSharon Herev Le'et Hibat Tzion Hogla Kfar Haim Kfar Haroeh Kfar Monash Kfar Vitkin Kfar Yedidia Mikhmoret Olesh Ometz

Communal settlements	Bat Hefer Bat Hen Beit Hazon Hofit Shoshanat HaAmakim Tzukei Yam

Youth villages	Mevo'ot Yam

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